May Sketch challenge at The Scrapbook Store

Hi everyone!  Today I want to share the May Sketch Challenge at The Scrapbook Store with you.  For a while now I've been pondering with the idea of designing my own sketches, but just didn't know where to start.  With the help of my gorgeous scrappy friend Denise van Deventer, I finally got on my way and in no time I was totally addicted.  To get to the point... I am now the new sketch designer for The Scrapbook Store!  I hope you will like what I've done and will play along.  There's a $40 store voucher up for grabs and  it includes free shipping!  You've got until the end of the month to get your entries in.  To see the rest of the DT's gorgeous creations and to upload your entry, go HERE.
Here's the May sketch.

And my take on the sketch using the Glitz Design 'Carpe Diem' collection.  The photo is of my friend's little girl when she was only a few weeks old. 

 The deer, the phrase sticker and the hearts are all epoxy stickers from the 'Carpe Diem' range.

Love these cork heart stickers from the American Crafts 'DIY Shop' collection.  I've cut the title on my Silhouette machine.

 Here's another layout I've done with this collection.  The photo was a 'selfie' taken on the night of my son's actual 21st birthday.  We were on our way out to dinner.  I've used one of the new Prima stencils called 'Floral Rose #2' and scraped over with some texture paste using an old credit card.  Once it dried, I put my stencil back into place and wiped on some colour using my Prima chalk inks.

I've used a variety of Prima flowers from my stash and a few of the die cuts from the 'WhatNots' pack from the 'Carpe Diem' collection.

That's all I have for now.  I'm busy working on some projects, so will hopefully be able to share soon.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog.  I appreciate you taking the time to do so.

Until next time!

M xox

I'm back...

...with another layout!  Lol... didn't think I would be back so soon, did you? I just loved this sketch from Stuck Sketches and decided to play along (again). This one is for the 1st of May sketch.

Here is my take on it using my gorgeous DT kit from Handmade by Suzanne.  I adore this collection from Crate Paper called 'Pretty Party'.  The pics are of my friend's little girl.  It was such a hot day and she was very thirsty. :)

A close up of my cluster.  The Melissa Frances resin butterflies are just gorgeous. The flowers are all from Prima.  I've used American Crafts DIY Thickers again with POP! Microbeads stuck on top.  Love how it has turned out and I think I'll be using these more often.

 Another little cluster with a Melissa Frances butterfly. :)

Thank you once again for visiting my little blog and for all your lovely comments.  They make my day.  Have a great week!
Until next time.
M xox

Stuck?

Hi everyone! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! I went to the HBS Retreat and it was a total blast! Late nights, lots of laughter and a bit of scrapping too. :)  It was great catching up with the girls. 
I managed to do a few layouts.  Not as many as I would've liked to, but I'm not complaining.  First up is a layout based on the 15th May challenge at Stuck Sketches. 
Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on it.  The pic is of my DD and my mum taken a month ago. One of my favourite pics of our holiday.  I've used my DT kit from Handmade by Suzanne.  Most of it is from the Crate Paper 'Pretty Party' collection. Real pretty papers. :)

I've got loads of washing and housework to catch up on, but I will be back with another layout very soon. :)
Thanks for popping by!
Until next time.
M xox 

A beautiful view

I've had a little time to scrap last night and it felt so good! I don't seem to get too much time lately to be creative. :( 
My DT pack from Handmade by Suzanne is full of Crate goodness this month. I've created this layout using the Crate Paper 'Pretty Party' collection. I can't wait to create more with this gorgeous range.  The pic is of my DH with the family.  We took them all over Perth this particular day to show them all the beautiful sites.  Here we were at Heathcote where you can see a stunning view of Perth City across the Swan River.

A little close up of the new DIY Thickers that's in store now.  They come in various designs and are sticky on both sides so you can customize them to suit your layout.  I've used POP! Microbeads on mine.

 The tags on my layout are from the back of one of the pattern papers.

 I also had a play with my MT Masking tape.:)

That's all I have to share this time.  I'm hoping to be more blog active as from next week.  My parents are leaving on Monday to go back home. :(  I will miss them so much and the house will be way too quiet after having people around every day for 2 months.
I have something to look forward to though.  I'm off to the Handmade by Suzanne Retreat over the weekend!  Looking so forward to seeing some of the lovely ladies again that I met last time. A whole weekend of creating and laughing!  Bring it on! :)
Well, that's all for today.  I hope to be back soon with more layouts to share. If not before, it will most definitely be after next weekend.
Thank you so much for visiting! Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.
Until next time.
M xox